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How Aave’s stablecoin GHO is core to its plan to 10X its revenue

How Aave’s stablecoin GHO is core to its plan to 10X its revenue

Episode 22 of The Crypto Beat was recorded with The Block Editor-In-Chief Tim Copeland and Aave-Chan Initiative Founder Marc Zeller.Listen below, and subscribe to The Crypto Beat on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, Twitch or wherever you listen to podcasts. Please send feedback and revision requests to podc…

Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht to make first public appearance at Bitcoin conference

Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht to make first public appearance at Bitcoin conference

Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht said on Thursday he plans to make his first public appearance since being released from prison at an upcoming Bitcoin event."It's official. I am excited to announce that I will be making my first public appearance and speech since my release from prison at The Bitcoin…

Ethereum’s DEX volume halves since December peak as traders shift to cost-efficient alternatives

Ethereum’s DEX volume halves since December peak as traders shift to cost-efficient alternatives

Ethereum's decentralized exchange volume has slowed, with daily unique traders dropping to approximately 40,000 addresses, a 12-month low and a steep decline from the 95,000 peak observed in late 2024.This sharp reduction in DEX participation coincides with broader market cooling and diminished spec…

Galaxy Digital gains SEC approval for Delaware move; Nasdaq listing expected in May

Galaxy Digital gains SEC approval for Delaware move; Nasdaq listing expected in May

Galaxy Digital announced Monday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved its S-4 registration statement regarding the company's domestication to Delaware from the Cayman Islands.The registration is part of the crypto and AI-focused financial services firm's U.S. expansion, with …

Crypto prices plunge as $1.6 billion in leveraged bets wiped out; ETH hits two-year low

Crypto prices plunge as $1.6 billion in leveraged bets wiped out; ETH hits two-year low

Crypto traders woke up to a market rout Monday, with the total digital asset market capitalization dropping about 10% and major tokens falling to multi-year lows in a broader financial selloff.More than $1.6 billion in leveraged crypto positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours, according to dat…

Senate banking panel votes to advance Trump’s nomination of Paul Atkins to chair the SEC

Senate banking panel votes to advance Trump’s nomination of Paul Atkins to chair the SEC

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee voted to advance President Donald Trump's nomination of Paul Atkins to lead the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as the agency quickly adopts a friendlier approach to crypto.That panel voted 13 to 11 on Thursday morning to move forward with Atkins' nomination…

DTCC launches blockchain platform for tokenizing collateral

DTCC launches blockchain platform for tokenizing collateral

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), a cornerstone of global financial market infrastructure, launched a platform for tokenized real-time collateral management on Wednesday, according to a blog post. The move is a step forward for the institutional embrace of DeFi.The so-called AppCha…

The Daily: Crypto market braces for Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ impact, FDUSD stablecoin depegs after Justin Sun raises solvency concerns and more

The Daily: Crypto market braces for Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ impact, FDUSD stablecoin depegs after Justin Sun raises solvency concerns and more

The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.Happy Liberation Day! Could lower-than-expected tariff announcements from President Trump later on Wednesday give markets a much-needed boost, or are crypto holders about to be liberated fr…

Sei Foundation backs new U.S. nonprofit in bid to fuel protocol’s adoption and growth

Sei Foundation backs new U.S. nonprofit in bid to fuel protocol’s adoption and growth

Sei Foundation on Wednesday announced the funding of the Sei Development Foundation, a U.S.-based non-profit focused on growth and awareness of the Sei protocol. To "accelerate crypto innovation for builders in America," this new foundation will open its headquarters in Manhattan, New York."With man…

Bybit shutters NFT marketplace as institutional faith dwindles amid broad market decline

Bybit shutters NFT marketplace as institutional faith dwindles amid broad market decline

Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit said Tuesday it is closing its NFT marketplace as the market for non-fungible tokens continues to weaken."As part of our efforts to streamline our offerings, Bybit Web3 will discontinue operations for its NFT Marketplace, Inscription Marketplace, and IDO product pages,"…

Hashgraph unveils HashSphere, a new EVM-compatible enterprise blockchain using Hashgraph tech

Hashgraph unveils HashSphere, a new EVM-compatible enterprise blockchain using Hashgraph tech

Hedera Hashgraph is taking another swing at enterprise blockchain with the launch of HashSphere, a private, permissioned network designed for institutions. The new blockchain, released in beta on Monday, offers a fully managed environment for enterprises that need to keep data private and comply wit…

Bitcoin miner MARA eyes $2 billion stock offering to buy more BTC

Bitcoin miner MARA eyes $2 billion stock offering to buy more BTC

MARA Holdings, the largest publicly traded bitcoin miner, is seeking to sell up to $2 billion in stock offering to expand its bitcoin stash.The company filed its prospectus and a form 8-K on Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, reporting that it has entered into an at-the-market …